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Larry J. Perkins | |
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Born | Larry James Perkins
25 March 1948 |
Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
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Position held | dean ( Trinity Western University, 1989–1990), dean ( Associated Canadian Theological Schools, 1996–2004) |
Larry James Perkins (1948) is a Canadian professor emeritus of Biblical Studies at Northwest Centre for Biblical of the Northwest Baptist Seminary and the Associated Canadian Theological Schools of the Trinity Western University. [1] He is President Emeritus of Northwest Baptist Seminary. [2]
Perkins is married to Judy and they have four children and eleven grandchildren. [3]
In 1970 Perkins earned a B.A.(Hon.) in Classical Studies at the University of British Columbia. [4] From 1972 he holds a B.A. in theology at the University of Oxford. [4] In 1974 Perkins earned a M.A. in Near Eastern Studies at the University of Toronto. [4] From 1978 he also earned a M.A. at the University of Oxford. [4] From 1980 Perkins holds a PhD in Hebrew, Aramaic/Syriac and Hellenistic Greek (Religious) Language and Literature at the University of Toronto with the doctoral dissertation The place of the Syro-Hexapla in the textual tradition of the Septuagint of Deuteronomy. [5] In 1985 Perkins earned a M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration at the University of British Columbia. [4]
Perkins is director emeritus of NBS’ Korean Language Programs division and he is one of the founding members of the John William Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies. [3] Perkins has served as Dean and President of NBS, as well as Dean of Associated Canadian Theological Schools (ACTS), the Graduate School of Theological Studies for Trinity Western University. [3] Perkins is member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS). [6]
From 1978 to 1985 Perkins was an assistant Professor and from 1985 to 1987 an associate professor of Biblical Studiesat Northwest Baptist Theological College. [4] From 1987 to 2015 he become professor of Biblical Studies of New Testament at the Northwest Baptist Seminary, ACTS Seminaries. [4] From 2011 he is President Emeritus at the Northwest Baptist Seminary. [4] From 2015 Perkins is emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at the Northwest Baptist Seminary/ACTS Seminaries. [4]
From 1980 to 1999 Perkins was Academic Dean at Northwest Baptist Theological College (Northwest Baptist Seminary). [4] From 1996 to the 2004 Perkins is Academic Dean at the ACTS Seminaries. [4]